The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-07
BOOTHS FULL OF BEAUTY
THE Bazaar OF ALL NATIONS
OPENS WIDE IT'S DOORS.


Sights and Scenes Amid the Booths.
Catholic Library Hall was a veritable
bower of beauty last night There were
bright lights, gay colors everywhere and
fair ladies in costumes of all nations The
hall was thronged. 1t was the opening
night of the Bazaar of All Nations and no
more suspicious opening could have been
had The doors were thrown open ut 6
o'clock but it was not until toward S that
the people began to flock in. and from then
until II the ball was a busy scene. Around
the sides Of the hall are the booths of eight
nations-Italy and Scotland first, then
America and Germany and then England
and Ireland, draped and festooned inside
and out with the national colols, and bear
ing the coats of arms Of the nations which
thew represent In the centre of the hall is
the japanese booth-a yeritable pagoda
filled with everything Japanese and
with its bevy of ten little maids not vet from
school. At the eastern end of the hall, UNI
der the tricolor, is the French restaurant,
with its pretty mattresses in the costume of
the chocolate girl behind each table.
CHANCES on EVERYTHING.
Streams of people came and went all the
evening, but nobody got away without hav
ing ClanCe' on ENtl DOuN
that goes to fair goes TO spend money, and
the managers have left no room for people
who go TO look on. There are grab bags and
guess cakes by the dozen, and rallies on
everything.
The most charming feature are the cos
tunes of the attendants. The managers of
each of the booths are assisted by half
score of entertaining young ladies in
national costume each with lead pencil
and a long page of names on her rattle list.
''Here he is Hold him fast till he takes
a chance. Just one please; only 10c."
"Don't you want a chance on this beauti-
full"
"Yes, here
please take chance on this pincushion
"Put your name down here, please, for
this lovely sachet bag"
FILLING THE LISTS.
With score or two of charming ladies
darting up to every new conner as soon as
he enters the hall the lists were quickly
filled and the rafting will begin tonight.
Looking down from the gallery at 10
o'clock the fair hall, with its gay decora-
tons and brilliant assembly, was pretty
sight. The booths are arranged so that the
managers are in the centre and their assist
ants are on the outside.
At Japan Mrs. w. G. Charlton, Mrs G.
A. Whitehead and ten young ladies, Misses
Lille Anderson, Page Wilbur, Florence
Nisbet, Marie Nisbet, Maud Smith, Lena
Woodbridge, jamie Cunningham, Susie
Footman, Florence McAlpin and Nina
Haywood, in pretty Japanecc cos
tune constitute tn imperial family.
There are all sorts of pretty
things in the booth. Tea is served
with such discreet admixture of heat and
fine flavor that old and young bachelors |
find consolation in frequent cups. The |
rafiies will be handsome japanese screen |
and solid silver egg used for the drawing |
of tea at table or in travelling. The silver |
egg was donated by gentleman in New |
York, and was made at Tiffany's, after one |
brought from China.
Scotland, "the land o cakes" is ruled by |
Mrs. H. NJ c. Smith and Mrs. 7. F. Sore |
ven, assisteG by Mrs r. G. Guerard ana |
Miss Katie Drane Everything that house |
wives need is in the booth
AMERICAS BOOTH.
Mrs Cleveland does not reside at the
American BOOTH The first ladies there are
Miss Cosens and Mrs. H. d. Stevens. The
ladies of honor are Miss Guile Lawton.
Miss Eugene LeHardy, Miss Julie Owens,
Mrs. I. G. Hunter, Miss Daisy Nc |
Alpin and Mrs. C. S. Richmond. |
The special objects of interest |
and value arc household furniture, lamps, |
bric-a-brac, brass and bronze plaques, all |
kinds of ornaments and pictures, work |
baskets and all articles for furnishing the |
the same, scrap baskets made of Georgia |
grass, card cases, clocks table knives and |
shopping bags
Ireland is presided over by Mrs. John M. |
Bryan and Mrs Edward NJ. Green, assisted |
by Miss Susie Olmstead and Miss Edith |
King. Napery and household linen are the |
specialties here.
Victoria does not rule in all England |
that is in America. England here is ruled |
h. To- .x,1 I
Johnston. Mrs. Bishop Weed, of Florida, |
and Misses jamie Falligant and Carrie |
Goodwin are her household. Mothers will |
find under the flag of old England such an i
assortment of children's clothes as will |
enable their busy fingers to rest from labor. |
At the Italian booth are Mrs. ID. B. Hull i
and Mrs A. r. Lawton, Jr., assisted by |
Miss Nina Hull, Miss May Bond, Miss Daisy |
Brandt and Miss Belle Bra dt This is not |
maccaroni stand, but a bazaar for every |
thing desirable in artistic decorations, en- |
broideries, paintings and aesthetic draperies, |
fancy work, decorated china and plaques.
UNDER THE GERMAN FLAG.
Germany is Italy's neighbor and is pre-
sided over by Mrs J. h Clarke, Mrs. l.. NJ.
Warfeld and Miss Mary Anderson Owens,
assisted by the Misses Stewart, Miss Celia
Frank, Miss Gertie Clark, Miss Carrie Lllien-
thai, Miss Hattie Hull and Miss Annie
Elliott.
Oh Fair days.
And fair nights,
I'll go to Germany
And see the sights
Among the various attractions are table
covers and afghans Of the latest German
style, gentlemen's fashionable robes and in
fants apparel in endless variety, dolls so
accurately dressed in peasants costume by
fashionable mantua makers as to astonish
the bewildered beholder and make the
semblance appear the real, and hundreds of
other things.
The French supper table is presided over
by Mrs. W. H. Daniel and Miss Georgia
Screven, assisted by Mrs. L. C. Haskell,
Mrs. I. &. Arnold, Miss Maggie Owens,
Miss Mamie Mercer, Miss Minnie Mcleod,
Miss Hattie Hardee, Miss Lottie Branch and
Miss Meta Branch The mattresses are in
costume. A tempting menu is presented of
hot and cold dishes; and sparkling cham
payne, coffee and chocolate
A ''KAFFEE-KLATsCH."
A "kaffee-klatschn will be held one even
ing during the fair. The purchase price of
a smoking cup of coffee will entitle the puI'-
chaser to retain the cup and saucer To
each person will be allowed a solid dish of
gossip. There will be no offensive flavor
ings, only a good humored discussion of
our own and our neighbors' thoughts, tastes
aud oddities
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